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Scampy vs Scamp - What's the difference?

scampy | scamp |

As an adjective scampy

is scampish.

As a noun scamp is

a rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.

As a verb scamp is

(dated) to skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.

scampy

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • scampish
  • * {{quote-news, year=1991, date=December 20, author=Toni Schlesinger, title=Heart Beat, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=The woman had collected a lot of stray dogs and I was petting the dogs and all of a sudden I looked at one--he was kind of scampy with a know-it-all look on his face--and I saw he was holding my diaphragm in his mouth. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=1988, date=September 30, author=Henry Sheehan, title=The White Woman's Burden, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Thanks to his association with Fossey, Sembagare rises in life from scampy village tour guide to responsible adjutant. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1901, author=Miles Franklin, title=My Brilliant Career, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Very often, after they sow their wild oats, some of those scampy young fellows settle down and marry a nice young girl and turn out very good husbands." }}

    scamp

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
  • A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
    • My nephew is a little scamp who likes to leave lighted firecrackers under the lawnchairs of his dozing elders.
    While walking home from the bar, he was set upon by a bunch of scamps who stole his hat.

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dated) To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.
  • * 1884,
    • His work was always first-rate. There was no scamping about it. Everything that he did was thoroughly good and honest.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
    • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=3 citation , passage=“They know our boats will stand up to their work,” said Willison, “and that counts for a good deal. A low estimate from us doesn't mean scamped work, but just for that we want to keep the yard busy over a slack time.”}}

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